Town Planning Assessment Report · RAL24/0003

5. Assessment Requirements

5.1.    Framework for Assessment

Categorising Instruments for Statutory Assessment

In accordance with Section 43 of the Planning Act 2016, the following categorising instruments may contain
assessment benchmarks applicable to development applications:
•      the Planning Regulation 2017
•      the Planning Scheme for the local government area
•      any temporary local planning instrument
•      any variation approval

Of these, the planning instruments relevant to this application are discussed below:


5.2.    Assessment Benchmarks Related to the Planning Regulation 2017

The Planning Regulation 2017 (the Regulation) prescribes assessment benchmarks that the application must
be carried out against, which are additional or alternative to the assessment benchmarks contained in
council’s Planning Scheme. These assessment benchmarks may be contained within:
    • the South East Queensland Regional Plan 2023 (SEQRP 2023);
    • Part E of the State Planning Policy, to the extent they are not appropriately integrated into the
         Planning Scheme; and
    • Schedule 10 of the Regulation.

An assessment against the applicable benchmarks contained within the Regulation is provided below:

SEQRP 2023

The subject site is located within the Rural Living Area designation under the SEQRP 2023. The proposed
rural residential subdivision meets the intent and principles for the Rural Living Area designation under the
SEQRP 2023.

Part E of the State Planning Policy

The current State Planning Policy (SPP) commenced on 3 July 2017. The applicable State interests relating
to development assessment are set out in Part E of the document and are under five broad themes. The
assessment benchmarks of the SPP Part E that are relevant to the development proposal are consistent
with the current provisions of the Planning Scheme and would not warrant further assessment.

Schedule 10 of the Regulation

The proposal does not trigger referral to any agencies or assessment against any of the benchmarks
contained with Schedule 10 of the regulation.


Koala Habitat in SEQ Region

The subject site is mapped as being within a Koala Priority Area, however, does not contain mapped koala
habitat areas as illustrated in Figure 4 below:

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